DAHLONEGA, Ga. — A felony suspect was bold enough to return to the scene of the crime Wednesday and it cost him. Big time! Deputies from the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office were investigating reports of a hit-and-run and two stolen vehicles in the area of Deerfield Drive and Hwy. 9 Wednesday when they noticed one […]
Read More »Commissioners Work Session Scheduled Tuesday
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. in the Administration Building at 99 Courthouse Hill. Issues discussed during a work session may be voted on during the next regular meeting. Commissioners will award a Certificate of Appreciation for the Board of Elections […]
Read More »Chattahoochee-Oconee Wildfire Update
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Federal, state and local officials huddled in Dahlonega yesterday in an effort to update the public on the wildfires burning in Georgia and to stress the seriousness of wildfires in the drought-stricken Georgia. Shawn Alexander is the Assistant District Manager for Georgia Forestry Service’s Coosa District which runs from the South Carolina […]
Read More »Trump, Isakson, and Echols Win in Lumpkin
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — There were no individual county elections on the ballot in Lumpkin County Tuesday but that didn’t keep voters from turning out in large numbers to cast their vote for President of the United States. About 80.4 percent of the 15,618 registered voters, voted either by mail-in ballot, or during the advanced voting […]
Read More »Commissioners Approve 2017 Schedules, Lease Agreements.
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners held a work session and regular meeting Tuesday and approved a series of resolutions and renewed several lease agreements. Commissioners unanimously approved the 2017 calendars for meetings of the Board of Commissioners, the government holiday schedule, budget calendar and the appointment of Capt. Larry Glover to […]
Read More »Commissioners Discuss 2017 Schedule at Work Session
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners held a work session Tuesday, followed by a called meeting. During the work session, they discussed adoption of the calendars for commission meetings and budget hearings, the revised comprehensive land plan, revised sign regulations and an amended fee schedule for animals at the county shelter. They […]
Read More »Record Number Voting in Lumpkin County
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Today is the final day for advanced voting all across Georgia and voters in Lumpkin County are turning out in record numbers. The county’s Chief Registrar and Elections Manager Ashley Peck said today that more than 50 percent of all active registered voters had cast their ballot by 5 p.m. Thursday. “We’ve […]
Read More »Indians Travel to Dawson Co. Friday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Highly-motivated Lumpkin County is next up for Coach Sid Maxwell’s Dawson County Tigers and the Indians would like nothing better than to swing into Tiger Stadium Friday and upset the state’s No. 10-ranked Class AAA team. Lumpkin County (4-4, 2-2) is still hoping to earn the second seed in the Region 7-AAA […]
Read More »Thieves Target Unlocked Vehicles in Lumpkin
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Thieves entered several vehicles at Porter Village, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and the River Knoll area in Lumpkin County during the early morning hours Monday made off with valuables, including guns and cash. Lt. Chris Pfrogner of the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office says most of the items were stolen from unlocked […]
Read More »Search for Missing Woman Resumes in Lumpkin County
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga — Lt. Pfrogner of the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office said 10-12 members of the Lumpkin County CID and two canine units have today (Mon. Oct. 24) resumed the search for a Buford woman in the Blood Mountain near where her wrecked car was found two weeks ago. Tosha Herron, 36, was last […]
Read More »Sen. Gooch Discusses Subcommittee Findings
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — A joint state legislative subcommittee has been traveling the state the last month, meeting with broadband providers and their customers in search of an economically feasible way to bring high-speed internet to Georgia’s rural communities. When the meetings are finished, the subcommittee will present its findings and make recommendations to the General […]
Read More »Wahoo Docks to Open in Lumpkin Co. This Year
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Another new business is coming to Lumpkin County this year. State Sen. Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) introduced Tim Osby, owner of Wahoo Docks, at Tuesday’s meeting of the Lumpkin County Development Authority. He and his business partner have purchased the 70,000-square foot building on Chesterra Dr. just off Ga. 400. They are remodeling […]
Read More »Arrest Made in Road Rage Incident
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – A Dawson County man charged with misdemeanor battery has been released on $3,500 bond following an apparent road rage incident in Lumpkin County last month. Robin Jason Venable, 60, turned himself in to Lumpkin County authorities last week after he and Shane Anderson Grant, 44, were involved in a fight outside Vulcan […]
Read More »Advance Voting in Presidential Race Begins Monday
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Voters in one of the most bitter and divisive presidential campaigns in recent history can begin casting their ballots for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton when Advanced Voting in the General Election begins in Lumpkin County on Monday. All Advanced Voting will take place at the Lumpkin County Elections Office, 56 […]
Read More »Planning Commission Grants Extension to Couple Whose Home Burned
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — While local government can often seem unsympathetic, even heartless to some, the Lumpkin County Planning Commission proved Monday that is not always the case. The commission heard a request from Joseph Smeltzer for a variance to the underpinning requirement of the county’s Manufactured and Mobile Home Regulations. Speaking on behalf of […]
Read More »County Considers Disciplinary Action Against Planning Director
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Lumpkin County Manager Stan Kelly said Wednesday that he is still considering what disciplinary action to take against Larry Reiter, the county’s Director of Planning and Public Works, following an altercation at Yahoola Creek Park last week during which Reiter was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery. “We’re still investigating and getting […]
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